Supreme Court to hear appeal by Lac
The legal battle surrounding ownership of the Page Williams mine in the Hemlo gold camp in northern Ontario has moved on to the next — and final — stage. The Supreme Court of Canada has given Lac Mi…
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Inspiration, Minorco deal will form new gold company Set for two
A new partnership, designed to search for and acquire gold reserves in North America, is being formed by Minorco and Inspiration Resources Corp. The partnership will consist of all the assets of Inspi…
Villeneuve gets Sturgeon option
Villeneuve Resources has signed an optioned agreement giving the company the right to earn a 100% interest in 93 claims near Sturgeon Lake in northwestern Ontario. Located near the former producing St…
Work starting soon on White-Guyat bet
Work on the first stage of a phase- two exploration program is expected to start shortly on the property of White-Guyat Mining in Munro Twp., north of Kirkland Lake, Ont. President John White says the…
Ottawa changes 1947 Act affecting Hudson Bay M/S
Amendments have been made to a 40-year-old federal Act governing health and safety rules affecting the operations of Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting in the Flin Flon mineral area of Manitoba and Saskat…
Lively intersection by San Paulo at Leitch mine
A discovery that could well prove important has been made by San Paulo Explorations in an exploratory drill hole in a program it has recently started on the Leitch mine property at Beardmore in northw…
Christmas Cheer absent amongst market traders
There was little seasonal cheer for the majority of the resource issues on The Toronto Stock Exchange this week. Sloppy, directionless trading and continuing nervousness following the Oct 19th de…
Musto plans to reopen Apex mine
VANCOUVER — Working to redress the problems which forced the September closure of its Apex mine near St. George, Utah, Musto Explorations hopes to reopen the gallium and germanium-producing plants in…
SherrGold has 4 drills busy at MacLellan mine property
Almost 25,000 ft of a 43,000-ft drilling program on the MacLellan mine property near Lynn Lake, Man., has been completed, SherrGold Inc. reports. Four drills are busy on the property, which hosts a pr…
Eastmaque begins tailings operation
The first tailings have been pumped by Eastmaque Gold Mines to the mill at Kirkland Lake, Ont., the company reports. Although ice cover over Kirkland Lake was having a detrimental affect on dredging o…
Houston expects production decision by late spring
VANCOUVER — A production decision is expected by late spring on the Silver Queen polymetallic property near Houston, B.C., owned 60% by Houston Metals Corp. and 40% by New Nadina Exploration. A feasi…
Beaufield, Falconbridge gold discovery at Rouleau
An important-looking gold discovery has been made by partners Beaufield Resources (49%) and Falconbridge Ltd. (51%) in the Macho- Rouleau area 140 km northeast of Senneterre, Que. Drilling by Falconbr…